How does Little Lise end?

In the final act ("Sacrifice and Resolution"): The daughter confesses the truth, prompting Victor to make a selfless decision to take the blame and face the police to secure her freedom.

Little Lise (1930) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Little Lise
Genre: drama
Released: 1930
Rating: 5.7

Plot Analysis Summary

A father's sacrificial love drives the plot as he covers up a crime committed by his daughter's lover to secure her freedom.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Prison Release and Deception

The Fatal Confrontation

Discovery and Accusation

Sacrifice and Resolution

Victor Berthier, a good man but also a very jealous one, killed his wife in a fit of jealousy. After serving a few years in a chain gang, he is released for good behavior. He feels very happy to be able to return to Paris and to meet Lise, his daughter, again. But, to his dismay, he finds that Lise, through the fault of André, her lover and pimp, has unwillingly committed a murder.

Directed by

Jean Grémillon

Key Cast

Nadia Sibirskaïa — Lise
Pierre Alcover — Victor Berthier
Julien Bertheau — André
Joe Alex — Le danseur noir
Alex Bernard — Un client de Lise

Rating: 5.7/10 (18 votes)